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Update:
I received my pushrods which will allow me to finish the longblock. I've never been so happy to get pushrods. I went with Trend 7/16-3/8 double taper .125 wall & 210* radius tip. These things dwarf a regular ls pushrod. That is a 5/16 7.650 next to mine. I'm happy that I'm making progress but it's slow. I degreed the cam and everything was spot on installed straight up.
I received my pushrods which will allow me to finish the longblock. I've never been so happy to get pushrods. I went with Trend 7/16-3/8 double taper .125 wall & 210* radius tip. These things dwarf a regular ls pushrod. That is a 5/16 7.650 next to mine. I'm happy that I'm making progress but it's slow. I degreed the cam and everything was spot on installed straight up.
Thanks for the kind words guys. I do appreciate it. I've been working on this for a while and now that it's coming together just fills me with a humble pride and appreciation for my life. I'm not building it to set records or anything. I just want a fast car that's a blast to drive. The pushrod is long for a few reasons. ETP/MAST heads use a longer pushrod if you keep everything else the same. They're usually at 8.100. The cam you see pictured has a reduced base circle which adds to the length. I'm using Jesel lifters and they put the pushrod cup lower in the body of the lifter to make it more stable. All of these add up to increased pushrod length.
Update:
I received my pushrods which will allow me to finish the longblock. I've never been so happy to get pushrods. I went with Trend 7/16-3/8 double taper .125 wall & 210* radius tip. These things dwarf a regular ls pushrod. That is a 5/16 7.650 next to mine. I'm happy that I'm making progress but it's slow. I degreed the cam and everything was spot on installed straight up.
I received my pushrods which will allow me to finish the longblock. I've never been so happy to get pushrods. I went with Trend 7/16-3/8 double taper .125 wall & 210* radius tip. These things dwarf a regular ls pushrod. That is a 5/16 7.650 next to mine. I'm happy that I'm making progress but it's slow. I degreed the cam and everything was spot on installed straight up.
My exact intentions. I'm just using a beefier version for the increased spring pressure. I saw a video showing pushrod deflection in a running engine and the small pushrods looked like spaghetti noodles. Don't skimp on your pushrods. They're very cheap in comparison.
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Verdad Gallardo The limiter will end up around 7500-7800 I guess. I'm using quality components in order to ensure that it's reliable for years to come. The solid roller will be more responsive than a similar powered hydraulic roller due to the shorter seat timing and that is part of my want list. The advertised duration is similar to the typical max effort cams for stock displacement. This will idle fairly well once warmed up and scream to redline.
